New Scientist - Features https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments|2393615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The New Horizons mission to Pluto, now zooming out of the Kuiper belt, has made a discovery that could upend what we know about where the solar system ends mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system|2435940 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234960-900-the-truth-about-social-media-and-screen-times-impact-on-young-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 There are many scary claims about excess time on digital devices for children and teenagers. Here’s a guide to the real risks - and what to do about them mg26234960-900-the-truth-about-social-media-and-screen-times-impact-on-young-people|2435748 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234960-100-why-humanitys-survival-may-depend-on-us-becoming-a-tribe-of-billions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Tribalism can be toxic, yet we need more of it if we are to meet today’s global challenges, argues one anthropologist. 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An audacious attempt to find out is shedding light on the mystery of quantum gravity mg26234950-400-what-naked-singularities-are-revealing-about-quantum-space-time|2434850 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have unexpected effects on the brain, opening up potential new ways to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and Alzheimer’s mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs|2435246 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking 2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers|2406514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234940-300-how-materials-that-rewind-light-can-test-physics-most-extreme-ideas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Strange solids called temporal metamaterials finally make it possible to investigate the controversial idea of quantum friction – and push special relativity to its limits mg26234940-300-how-materials-that-rewind-light-can-test-physics-most-extreme-ideas|2433708 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234940-100-how-to-easily-satisfy-your-salt-cravings-without-damaging-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Could potassium fortification be the answer we're looking for when it comes to battling our unhealthy addiction to salt? mg26234940-100-how-to-easily-satisfy-your-salt-cravings-without-damaging-your-health|2433706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234940-200-why-excessive-positivity-is-bad-for-your-health-and-mental-well-being/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:56:00 +0100 There are real benefits to a positive mindset, but the idea that we should always look on the bright side has gone too far. Research into toxic positivity can help restore balance mg26234940-200-why-excessive-positivity-is-bad-for-your-health-and-mental-well-being|2433707 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734303-400-new-dna-tests-predict-your-disease-risk-are-we-ready-for-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Polygenic tests can predict your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, but some doctors worry about the consequences for healthcare systems and for us mg25734303-400-new-dna-tests-predict-your-disease-risk-are-we-ready-for-them|2364173 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234932-900-quantum-time-travel-the-experiment-to-send-a-particle-into-the-past/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 29 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Time loops have long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, using the rules of quantum mechanics, we have a way to effectively transport a particle back in time – here’s how mg26234932-900-quantum-time-travel-the-experiment-to-send-a-particle-into-the-past|2433162 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234933-100-these-scientific-rules-of-connection-can-supercharge-your-social-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 May 2024 18:03:00 +0100 Several psychological biases undermine our ability to make new friends. Understand them and you’ll know the secrets to building meaningful relationships that last mg26234933-100-these-scientific-rules-of-connection-can-supercharge-your-social-life|2433164 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234933-000-the-behavioural-science-that-can-help-us-choose-more-sustainable-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Sophie Attwood is working with the food industry to promote some surprising psychological tricks designed to make environmentally friendly choices more desirable mg26234933-000-the-behavioural-science-that-can-help-us-choose-more-sustainable-foods|2433163 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234890-500-the-new-drugs-preventing-allergic-reactions-to-peanuts-and-other-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may one day treat asthma mg26234890-500-the-new-drugs-preventing-allergic-reactions-to-peanuts-and-other-foods|2428772 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234920-900-what-is-thought-and-how-does-thinking-manifest-in-the-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100 We can describe different kinds of thought and how they arise, to some extent, but the relationship between neural activity and the nature of what we are thinking isn't well understood mg26234920-900-what-is-thought-and-how-does-thinking-manifest-in-the-brain|2431998 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-900-why-viewing-cancer-as-an-ecosystem-could-lead-to-better-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Researchers have come to see cancers as akin to organisms, existing in complex ecosystems and subject to evolutionary pressures. Now they are targeting cancer’s ability to adapt mg26234921-900-why-viewing-cancer-as-an-ecosystem-could-lead-to-better-treatments|2432008 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-200-to-rescue-biodiversity-we-need-a-better-way-to-measure-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 There are all kinds of different ways to measure biodiversity. But if we are to arrest its alarming decline, biologists must agree on a method that best captures how it changes over time mg26234921-200-to-rescue-biodiversity-we-need-a-better-way-to-measure-it|2432001 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234922-000-quantum-to-cosmos-why-scale-is-vital-to-our-understanding-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 From the vastness of the universe to the infinitesimal particles that comprise it, extremes of scale defy comprehension – and present a problem for physicists seeking a unified theory of everything mg26234922-000-quantum-to-cosmos-why-scale-is-vital-to-our-understanding-of-reality|2432009 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-400-what-are-fractals-and-how-can-they-help-us-understand-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Fractals are common in nature because of the surprisingly simple way they are made. Mathematically, they also help us make sense of complexity and chaos – and maybe even quantum weirdness mg26234921-400-what-are-fractals-and-how-can-they-help-us-understand-the-world|2432003 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-700-will-we-get-to-net-zero-fast-enough-and-how-will-the-climate-respond/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100 To avoid the worst effects of climate change, the world must balance carbon emissions with carbon sinks by 2050. But even if we hit the target, a lot depends on how much we emit in the meantime mg26234921-700-will-we-get-to-net-zero-fast-enough-and-how-will-the-climate-respond|2432006 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-300-quantum-biology-new-clues-on-how-life-might-make-use-of-weird-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100 With tentative evidence for long-lasting quantum phenomena inside cells, researchers are beginning to rethink what we need to look for to find clinching evidence of quantum biology mg26234921-300-quantum-biology-new-clues-on-how-life-might-make-use-of-weird-physics|2432002 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-100-how-indefinite-causality-could-lead-us-to-a-theory-of-quantum-gravity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 May 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Experiments show that effect doesn’t always follow cause in the weird world of subatomic particles, offering fresh clues about the quantum origins of space-time mg26234921-100-how-indefinite-causality-could-lead-us-to-a-theory-of-quantum-gravity|2432000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-000-why-are-there-so-many-rogue-planets-and-what-do-they-look-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Estimates suggest there are trillions of free-floating worlds in our galaxy alone. Most of them will be frozen planets like Pluto, but some might be warmer – and possibly even habitable mg26234921-000-why-are-there-so-many-rogue-planets-and-what-do-they-look-like|2431999 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-800-how-quantum-entanglement-really-works-and-why-we-accept-its-weirdness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 May 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Subatomic particles can appear to instantly influence one another, no matter how far apart they are. These days, that isn't a source of mystery – it's a fact of the universe and a resource for new technologies mg26234921-800-how-quantum-entanglement-really-works-and-why-we-accept-its-weirdness|2432007 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-500-what-neurodiversity-means-for-psychiatrists-and-the-people-they-help/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Neurodiversity reframes neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD as differences to be embraced rather than treated – but that doesn’t mean abandoning diagnosis and intervention altogether mg26234921-500-what-neurodiversity-means-for-psychiatrists-and-the-people-they-help|2432004 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234921-600-what-is-artificial-general-intelligence-and-is-it-a-useful-concept/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 May 2024 18:00:00 +0100 The world's biggest AI companies have made artificial general intelligence, or AGI, their goal. But it isn't always clear what AGI means, and there is debate about whether it is a valuable idea mg26234921-600-what-is-artificial-general-intelligence-and-is-it-a-useful-concept|2432005 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234914-800-how-overcoming-negative-attitudes-to-ageing-can-make-you-live-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Ageism is pervasive, accepted and invisible. Stamping out this prejudice won’t just benefit society, it will also have huge payoffs for those people who hold it mg26234914-800-how-overcoming-negative-attitudes-to-ageing-can-make-you-live-longer|2431174 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234911-400-we-are-about-to-hear-echoes-in-the-fabric-of-space-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 14 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Gravitational waves can be lensed by massive galaxies so that they repeat, like an echo. Scientists are now readying to snare their first one and explore the cosmic secrets it holds mg26234911-400-we-are-about-to-hear-echoes-in-the-fabric-of-space-for-the-first-time|2430760 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234911-300-how-an-audacious-sonic-survey-could-help-revive-damaged-rainforests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 13 May 2024 18:00:00 +0100 The world’s largest "ecoacoustic" survey, listening to Costa Rican rainforests, could pave the way for a network of sensors listening to the planet’s biodiversity in real time mg26234911-300-how-an-audacious-sonic-survey-could-help-revive-damaged-rainforests|2430759 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234904-200-who-were-the-enigmatic-sea-peoples-blamed-for-the-bronze-age-collapse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Around 3000 years ago, several empires and kingdoms in the Mediterranean collapsed, with a group of sea-faring warriors implicated as the culprit. But new evidence shows that many of our ideas about this turbulent time need completely rethinking mg26234904-200-who-were-the-enigmatic-sea-peoples-blamed-for-the-bronze-age-collapse|2430137 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398937-your-ultimate-guide-to-ultra-processed-food-how-bad-is-it-really/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:04:00 +0100 Highly processed foods, from pizza to bread, are said to be seriously bad for your health. Here is a digestible guide to what the evidence says, to help you make sense of the conflicting claims 2398937-your-ultimate-guide-to-ultra-processed-food-how-bad-is-it-really|2398937 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234903-100-the-forever-chemicals-toxic-to-your-health-and-how-to-avoid-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 May 2024 15:00:00 +0100 From your popcorn bag to your waterproof jacket, forever chemicals are all around us. We're finally starting to understand what they are doing to our health - and how to get rid of them mg26234903-100-the-forever-chemicals-toxic-to-your-health-and-how-to-avoid-them|2429961 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234903-200-why-we-are-finally-within-reach-of-a-room-temperature-superconductor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, several key breakthroughs are inching us very close to this coveted prize mg26234903-200-why-we-are-finally-within-reach-of-a-room-temperature-superconductor|2429962 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234870-800-a-new-understanding-of-tinnitus-and-deafness-could-help-reverse-both/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Investigations of the paradoxical link between tinnitus and hearing loss have revealed a hidden form of deafness, paving the way to possible new treatments mg26234870-800-a-new-understanding-of-tinnitus-and-deafness-could-help-reverse-both|2426860 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234890-200-the-galactic-anomalies-hinting-dark-matter-is-weirder-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Cosmological puzzles are tempting astronomers to rethink our simple picture of the universe – and ask whether dark matter is even stranger than we thought mg26234890-200-the-galactic-anomalies-hinting-dark-matter-is-weirder-than-we-thought|2428621 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234890-100-can-these-awesome-rocks-become-central-asias-first-unesco-geopark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Long feted by fossil hunters and geologists, if UNESCO recognises the extraordinary rock formation at Madygen in Kyrgyzstan, it will soon be a player on the world stage mg26234890-100-can-these-awesome-rocks-become-central-asias-first-unesco-geopark|2428620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428872-kill-the-sun-how-wild-thought-experiments-drive-scientific-discovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane 2428872-kill-the-sun-how-wild-thought-experiments-drive-scientific-discovery|2428872 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234861-000-why-you-may-have-a-stealth-liver-disease-and-what-to-do-about-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 One in three adults have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – often without knowing. Now we understand what causes this stealthy condition and how to reverse it mg26234861-000-why-you-may-have-a-stealth-liver-disease-and-what-to-do-about-it|2425897 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234881-800-a-new-kind-of-experiment-at-the-lhc-could-unravel-quantum-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The Large Hadron Collider is testing entanglement in a whole new energy range, probing the meaning of quantum theory – and the possibility that an even stranger reality lies beneath mg26234881-800-a-new-kind-of-experiment-at-the-lhc-could-unravel-quantum-reality|2427885 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234884-600-how-to-get-the-right-balance-of-omega-3s-and-omega-6s-in-your-diet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The balance of omega fatty acids in the food we eat affects our health. But what does the evidence say about claims you should be seeking to reduce omega-6 intake as well as boosting omega-3s? mg26234884-600-how-to-get-the-right-balance-of-omega-3s-and-omega-6s-in-your-diet|2427717 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234881-900-the-incredible-new-tech-that-can-recycle-all-plastics-forever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 "Advanced recycling" promises to convert dirty, mixed waste plastic into brand new plastic time and time again. It is a major step towards creating a circular economy and fighting climate change mg26234881-900-the-incredible-new-tech-that-can-recycle-all-plastics-forever|2427886 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234870-100-we-live-in-a-cosmic-void-so-empty-that-it-breaks-the-laws-of-cosmology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 billion light years wide. If so, we may have to rethink our understanding of the universe mg26234870-100-we-live-in-a-cosmic-void-so-empty-that-it-breaks-the-laws-of-cosmology|2426698 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234870-200-the-man-reinventing-economics-with-chaos-theory-and-complexity-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Traditional economics makes ludicrous assumptions and poor predictions. Now an alternative approach using big data and psychological insights is proving far more accurate mg26234870-200-the-man-reinventing-economics-with-chaos-theory-and-complexity-science|2426699 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433852-000-what-are-the-mysterious-continent-sized-lumps-deep-inside-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 04 May 2022 13:00:00 +0100 For decades, planetary scientists have been trying to understand the origins of two colossal geological anomalies inside our planet. New insights suggest they could be leftovers from a cosmic collision mg25433852-000-what-are-the-mysterious-continent-sized-lumps-deep-inside-earth|2318456 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-800-we-may-finally-know-how-cognitive-reserve-protects-against-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Why does mental effort lead to a more resilient brain that can withstand dementia and decline? We are now discovering the mechanisms behind this cognitive reserve, opening up new ways to boost it mg26034610-800-we-may-finally-know-how-cognitive-reserve-protects-against-alzheimers|2397664 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234863-400-are-you-languishing-in-life-heres-how-to-find-your-purpose-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0100 If your life feels aimless and joyless, you may be languishing, says psychologist Corey Keyes — who reveals how it differs from depression and what you can do to flourish instead mg26234863-400-are-you-languishing-in-life-heres-how-to-find-your-purpose-again|2426114 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234863-300-how-ai-mathematicians-might-finally-deliver-human-level-reasoning/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Artificial intelligence is taking on some of the hardest problems in pure maths, arguably demonstrating sophisticated reasoning and creativity – and a big step forward for AI mg26234863-300-how-ai-mathematicians-might-finally-deliver-human-level-reasoning|2426113 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-300-five-scientific-ways-to-help-reduce-feelings-of-anxiety/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 There are several evidence-backed ways of calming an anxious mind – from eating specific foods to adding certain exercises to your routine mg26234852-300-five-scientific-ways-to-help-reduce-feelings-of-anxiety|2424808 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-400-how-the-infamous-pitcairn-island-became-a-model-of-ocean-conservation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Pitcairn Island, one of the remotest places on Earth, was once home to mutineers. Today it’s a trailblazer in biodiversity protection with lessons for us all mg26234852-400-how-the-infamous-pitcairn-island-became-a-model-of-ocean-conservation|2424809 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-100-what-is-eco-anxiety-and-how-can-we-overcome-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Eco-anxiety is common around the world, especially among young people, and while the symptoms are the same as anxiety, the way to reduce them is not mg26234852-100-what-is-eco-anxiety-and-how-can-we-overcome-it|2424806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234851-800-why-do-some-people-experience-anxiety-more-intensely-than-others/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 A new understanding of how our genes, environment, brain and gut interact is helping to explain differences in our disposition to anxiety mg26234851-800-why-do-some-people-experience-anxiety-more-intensely-than-others|2424803 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234851-700-the-new-evidence-that-explains-what-anxiety-really-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 What anxiety actually is has puzzled scientists for decades. Now we are starting to figure out how it may arise from miscommunication between the body and the brain mg26234851-700-the-new-evidence-that-explains-what-anxiety-really-is|2424802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234851-900-anxiety-really-has-increased-over-the-past-10-years-but-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The covid-19 pandemic saw a pronounced uptick in anxiety levels globally, but levels were rising in some countries before the pandemic began. The race is on to explain this trend mg26234851-900-anxiety-really-has-increased-over-the-past-10-years-but-why|2424804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-000-is-anxiety-rising-in-children-and-if-so-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Evidence points to more children today feeling anxious than a few years ago, with a complicated picture emerging encompassing everything from the pandemic to social media mg26234852-000-is-anxiety-rising-in-children-and-if-so-why|2424805 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-200-the-surprising-benefits-of-anxiety-and-how-you-could-harness-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 There can be no doubt that extreme anxiety is highly debilitating, but at moderate levels, our nervous feelings can make us smarter problem solvers and fuel original thinking mg26234852-200-the-surprising-benefits-of-anxiety-and-how-you-could-harness-them|2424807 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 North America will see an annular solar eclipse on 14 October and a total eclipse in April 2024. Scientists are preparing to use these spectacles to study our star's mysterious corona mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun|2395283 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134840-500-the-unexpected-reasons-why-human-childhood-is-extraordinarily-long/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Why childhood is so protracted has long been mysterious, now a spate of archaeological discoveries suggest an intriguing explanation mg26134840-500-the-unexpected-reasons-why-human-childhood-is-extraordinarily-long|2423642 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134840-400-how-mastering-the-art-of-being-alone-can-boost-your-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 We are finally getting to grips with why solitude is so important. Here's how to use your alone time to get the biggest boost to your health and relationships mg26134840-400-how-mastering-the-art-of-being-alone-can-boost-your-mental-health|2423641 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134843-500-the-physicist-searching-for-quantum-gravity-in-gravitational-rainbows/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Claudia de Rham thinks that gravitons, hypothetical particles thought to carry gravity, have mass. If she’s right, we can expect to see “rainbows” in ripples in space-time mg26134843-500-the-physicist-searching-for-quantum-gravity-in-gravitational-rainbows|2424008 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-800-five-climate-megaprojects-that-might-just-save-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 From solar power stations in space to stabilising melting glaciers, some researchers are proposing extremely ambitious and risky projects to fight climate change. Could they work? mg26134821-800-five-climate-megaprojects-that-might-just-save-the-world|2421554 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934470-900-beyond-wegovy-could-the-next-wave-of-weight-loss-drugs-end-obesity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Wegovy and Ozempic have made headlines, but a new wave of more effective drugs like Mounjaro have the potential to end obesity altogether. How will they work and are they safe? mg25934470-900-beyond-wegovy-could-the-next-wave-of-weight-loss-drugs-end-obesity|2381690 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134833-100-how-to-wrap-your-head-around-the-most-mind-bending-theories-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 From the many worlds interpretation to panpsychism, theories of reality often sound absurd. Here’s how you can figure out which ones to take seriously mg26134833-100-how-to-wrap-your-head-around-the-most-mind-bending-theories-of-reality|2422946 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-100-why-supersonic-diamond-spewing-volcanoes-might-be-coming-back-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Strange volcanoes called kimberlites bring diamonds up from Earth's depths. Scientists have always struggled to understand why they switched off millions of years ago – but perhaps they didn't mg26134830-100-why-supersonic-diamond-spewing-volcanoes-might-be-coming-back-to-life|2422556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-900-nobel-winning-biologist-on-the-most-promising-ways-to-stop-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Efforts to extend our lifespan continue and many look promising, but success will have unintended consequences, says Nobel prizewinner Venki Ramakrishnan mg26134830-900-nobel-winning-biologist-on-the-most-promising-ways-to-stop-ageing|2422732 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-900-ketamines-unlikely-conversion-from-rave-drug-to-mental-health-therapy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Bolstered by impressive clinical trials, some companies are offering ketamine therapy as an employee health benefit – but what risks are posed by the drug's newfound popularity? mg26134821-900-ketamines-unlikely-conversion-from-rave-drug-to-mental-health-therapy|2421555 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-700-how-neuroscience-can-help-you-make-tough-decisions-with-no-regrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back mg26134821-700-how-neuroscience-can-help-you-make-tough-decisions-with-no-regrets|2421553 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-900-is-the-universe-conscious-it-seems-impossible-until-you-do-the-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100 The question of how the brain gives rise to subjective experience is the hardest of all. Mathematicians think they can help, but their first attempts have thrown up some eye-popping conclusions mg24632800-900-is-the-universe-conscious-it-seems-impossible-until-you-do-the-maths|2241831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532770-400-we-may-have-spotted-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100 Strange particles observed by an experiment in Antarctica could be evidence of an alternative reality where everything is upside down mg24532770-400-we-may-have-spotted-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time|2239874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses|2371467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433902-300-we-are-finally-starting-to-understand-brain-fog-and-how-to-treat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0100 Brain fog – which encompasses memory problems, lack of mental clarity and an inability to focus – had eluded scientific scrutiny until covid-19 thrust it into the spotlight. Now, we're starting to learn more about what exactly it is and how we can beat it mg25433902-300-we-are-finally-starting-to-understand-brain-fog-and-how-to-treat-it|2323208 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134810-900-the-surprising-promise-and-profound-perils-of-ais-that-fake-empathy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Millions of us are turning to chatbots for emotional support. But there are good reasons to think AIs will never be capable of genuine empathy, raising profound questions about their role in society mg26134810-900-the-surprising-promise-and-profound-perils-of-ais-that-fake-empathy|2420285 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134813-100-how-concussion-can-lead-to-brain-damage-and-what-to-do-to-prevent-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 A new understanding of what happens to the brain after a knock to the head is finally waking us up to the risk of contact sports, and ways to stop long term damage mg26134813-100-how-concussion-can-lead-to-brain-damage-and-what-to-do-to-prevent-it|2420461 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134811-000-how-our-golden-age-of-asteroid-exploration-could-reveal-lifes-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 What did NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to sample Bennu discover? Mission leader Dante Lauretta says the asteroid could hold clues about how life began mg26134811-000-how-our-golden-age-of-asteroid-exploration-could-reveal-lifes-origins|2420286 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634180-900-largest-ever-animal-may-have-been-triassic-ichthyosaur-super-predator/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 29 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000 New fossil discoveries show predatory marine reptiles from 200 million years ago may have been bigger than today’s blue whales – and that they evolved astonishingly rapidly mg25634180-900-largest-ever-animal-may-have-been-triassic-ichthyosaur-super-predator|2352224 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134800-900-dishabituation-how-to-trick-your-brain-to-find-more-joy-in-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Learning a psychological trick to overcome your brain's tendency to stop noticing things could help you love your old clothes, notice the effects of climate change and fix gender biases, says neuroscientist Tali Sharot mg26134800-900-dishabituation-how-to-trick-your-brain-to-find-more-joy-in-life|2418972 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134802-900-the-unexpected-ways-your-skin-impacts-your-health-and-longevity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Looking after your skin isn't just a vanity project, with growing evidence that damage to the skin can drive ageing, inflammation and even cognitive decline mg26134802-900-the-unexpected-ways-your-skin-impacts-your-health-and-longevity|2419220 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134800-800-why-were-finally-on-the-cusp-of-finding-exomoons-around-other-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Moons circling exoplanets would be some of the most promising places to look for life outside our solar system. Now, we might finally be about to find these elusive objects mg26134800-800-why-were-finally-on-the-cusp-of-finding-exomoons-around-other-planets|2418971 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-800-the-hidden-evolutionary-advantages-of-the-teenage-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Recent research suggests teenagers’ brains are particularly suited to coping with volatility and new experiences, including socialising and venturing to unknown places mg26134791-800-the-hidden-evolutionary-advantages-of-the-teenage-brain|2417724 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-500-how-newly-discovered-brain-cells-have-made-us-rethink-the-human-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0000 Strange new types of cells keep coming to light in the human brain. By the latest count, there are more than 3300, and we don’t even know what most of them do mg26134791-500-how-newly-discovered-brain-cells-have-made-us-rethink-the-human-mind|2417721 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-400-why-the-brains-microbiome-could-hold-the-key-to-curing-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The surprising discovery that your brain has its own microbiome is raising an intriguing possibility – that some dementias might be reversible mg26134791-400-why-the-brains-microbiome-could-hold-the-key-to-curing-alzheimers|2417720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-600-how-to-make-sure-your-brain-is-performing-at-its-peak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 The time of day, the amount of sleep we get and our stage in life can each affect how our brains function. But the good news is there are ways to make sure your brain is working at its best mg26134791-600-how-to-make-sure-your-brain-is-performing-at-its-peak|2417722 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-300-new-evidence-finally-reveals-how-male-and-female-brains-really-differ/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:58:00 +0000 Research is cutting through historical discrimination and gender politics to get to the truth about differences between the brains of men and women mg26134791-300-new-evidence-finally-reveals-how-male-and-female-brains-really-differ|2417719 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-200-the-strange-truth-about-why-thinking-hard-makes-you-feel-exhausted/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Your brain burns through the same amount of energy whether you’re daydreaming or taking an exam. So why do we experience mental fatigue? mg26134791-200-the-strange-truth-about-why-thinking-hard-makes-you-feel-exhausted|2417718 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-700-how-entropy-and-equilibrium-can-help-explain-consciousness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Thinking about consciousness from the perspective of a physicist may be key to figuring out whether it is a single phenomenon or a collection of discrete states mg26134791-700-how-entropy-and-equilibrium-can-help-explain-consciousness|2417723 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034663-000-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-by-hacking-your-brainwaves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Wearable technology that stimulates the brain to make you sleep more deeply promises to revolutionise your slumber – can it really lead to a better night’s rest? mg26034663-000-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-by-hacking-your-brainwaves|2403970 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134792-100-is-the-human-brain-really-the-most-complex-object-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 There are 86 billion neurons in your brain, roughly the same number as there are galaxies in the observable universe. Whether the mind is more complex than the cosmos, however, is up for debate mg26134792-100-is-the-human-brain-really-the-most-complex-object-in-the-universe|2417727 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134791-900-neural-network-brain-scans-are-revealing-how-to-boost-your-creativity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 With fresh insights into the communication between different brain networks in creative people, neuroscientists have shown how we can all produce more original ideas mg26134791-900-neural-network-brain-scans-are-revealing-how-to-boost-your-creativity|2417725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134792-000-why-forgetting-things-is-a-key-part-of-the-way-your-brain-works/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Forgetfulness can be frustrating, but cognitive scientists reckon it underpins the brain’s capacity to efficiently process sensory information – and its unique ability to generalise our knowledge mg26134792-000-why-forgetting-things-is-a-key-part-of-the-way-your-brain-works|2417726 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532700-600-dont-stress-the-scientific-secrets-of-people-who-keep-cool-heads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000 Studies of the world's most unflappable people point to ways we can all better manage stress – and are even inspiring the first stress vaccine mg24532700-600-dont-stress-the-scientific-secrets-of-people-who-keep-cool-heads|2233998 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134780-500-our-human-ancestors-often-ate-each-other-and-for-surprising-reasons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Fossil evidence shows that humans have been practising cannibalism for a million years. Now, archaeologists are discovering that some of the time they did it to honour their dead mg26134780-500-our-human-ancestors-often-ate-each-other-and-for-surprising-reasons|2416749 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134780-100-how-to-take-control-of-your-dreams-to-boost-learning-and-creativity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Dream engineers are developing technologies that can help you sleep more soundly and use your nighttime hours to your advantage - but there could also be a dark side mg26134780-100-how-to-take-control-of-your-dreams-to-boost-learning-and-creativity|2416584 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134780-200-why-string-theory-has-been-unfairly-maligned-and-how-to-test-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 String theory is widely considered beyond empirical investigation. But we could conceivably test it thanks to ancient particles called moduli, which might appear in astronomical observations, says theorist Joseph Conlon mg26134780-200-why-string-theory-has-been-unfairly-maligned-and-how-to-test-it|2416585 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134730-900-were-finally-working-out-why-the-mediterranean-diet-is-so-good-for-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000 We have known for decades that the Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of heart attack and other conditions – now we are starting to understand how certain components of the diet work their magic mg26134730-900-were-finally-working-out-why-the-mediterranean-diet-is-so-good-for-us|2411222 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933240-700-the-hidden-rules-that-determine-which-friendships-matter-to-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has found that our friendships are governed by secret rules, based on everything from your sex to your sleep schedule. Our unique social fingerprints help determine who we are drawn to, which friendships last and why some friends are ultimately replaceable mg24933240-700-the-hidden-rules-that-determine-which-friendships-matter-to-us|2269706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134773-000-why-physicists-are-rethinking-the-route-to-a-theory-of-everything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Physicists’ search for a theory that explains all reality in one framework appeared to have stalled. But now they are reinvigorating the hunt by exploring a wild landscape of abstract geometry mg26134773-000-why-physicists-are-rethinking-the-route-to-a-theory-of-everything|2415857 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2366093-the-radical-new-theory-that-wrinkles-actually-cause-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Forget vanity, there is a much better reason to care about your laughter lines – wrinkles may be driving ageing in your body and brain via zombie-like senescent cells 2366093-the-radical-new-theory-that-wrinkles-actually-cause-ageing|2366093 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134770-900-the-neuroscientist-harnessing-the-placebo-effect-to-help-soothe-pain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 How exactly the placebo effect works is still a mystery, but neuroscientist Luana Colloca is working to find the answers in order to change the way we treat pain mg26134770-900-the-neuroscientist-harnessing-the-placebo-effect-to-help-soothe-pain|2415657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134770-800-could-mysterious-marine-fungi-save-us-from-antibiotic-resistance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 DNA sampling is revealing fungi thriving throughout the oceans, from hydrothermal vents to the open seas. They might even help tackle antibiotic resistance and clear up plastic pollution mg26134770-800-could-mysterious-marine-fungi-save-us-from-antibiotic-resistance|2415656